Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Brampton Brick Ltd., of Brampton, Ontario; a manufacturer of clay bricks and concrete blocks, was fatally injured as a result of the company’s failure to ensure adequate machine guarding that prevents access to a pinch point in accordance with section 25 of Ontario Regulation 851. This is an offence pursuant to section 66(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Summer 2024)
On June 14, 2024, the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) ratified a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists (CRBOH).
Report from the government of ‘Ontario’s Newsroom’
A worker, Frontline Cable and Gas Services Inc., of Brantford, Ontario, an excavating contractor, employed by was fatally injured when the employer failed to install blocking required to prevent the collapse or movement of a piece of equipment being repaired. The employer failed to ensure that the provisions of section 108 of Ontario Regulation 213/91 were complied with at a workplace, contrary to section 25(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2023)
Ontario is introducing new rules for mines in the province that call for increased ventilation and lower exposure to diesel exhaust.